Posts tagged: wine
Bouquet: The Wine Game
By DIY Maven
A perfect holiday gift for the sommelier in the making or entertainment for your upcoming wine tasting party, Bouquet: The Wine Game ($50) takes you on 'a competitive journey through the world of wine'. It's designed to be enjoyed by the 'expert and novice alike'. » READ MORE
How to Host a Wine Tasting Party--The Ultimate Guide
By DIY Maven
Do you want to host a wine tasting party but don't know the first thing about wine tasting parties? If so, all you need is Tuscany Tonight's totally awesome 'Hosting a Wine Tasting Party' guide and your guests will think you've just come back from a tour of wine country. The guide is incredibly comprehensive and includes the following topics:
Stack Your Wine Bottles with Style.
By Chrisjob
I can't think of a better way to put it, so I'll let the manufacturer describe the Vineyard from Pack and Rack:
Why hide a beautiful thing? Wine speaks to all your senses, not least to the eye. So why then tuck away a beautiful bottle of deepest red with a label that probably has been designed by a well known artist? Show your wine - let friends and customers admire this piece of art!
How to Open a Wine Bottle With Your Shoe
By DIY Maven
This fact that this guy is completely plastered does not diminish his ingenuity. As a matter of fact, it makes the feat even more spectacular. Vive la France » READ MORE
Glowing Light Boxes From Used Wine Crates.
By ChrisjobRecycled? Check. Glowing? Check. DIYable? CHECK.
Australian artist Tracy Johnson has created these glowing sculptures from stacks of reused wine crates. And you can too.. so head to salvage shop, grab a jigsaw and a flood light, and recreate!
How To: Make a Paper Winebag.
By ChrisjobPerfectly thoughtful gifts require perfectly thoughtful wrappings. And less-than-sublimely personalized gifts DEMAND thoughtful wrappings. A bottle of wine is always a neutral choice (only the decision between red or white), and to present it?
Wine Box = Bird Box
By DIY Maven
Multifunctional packaging has never been sweeter than this wine box turned bird box. Designed by Igor Solovyov, the box has a 'dedicated hole' into which you can shove a twig for perching. It would be a PERFECT housewarming gift!
How to Make a Wine Bottle Torch
By DIY Maven
This lovely creation comes to us from Gerardot & Co. Wine bottles were rescued from the recycling bin and turned into an outdoor tiki-like torch. (It might remind you of this project, which can be used indoors.) The supplies, listed below, only cost about $5. » READ MORE
How To: Van Gogh on a Bottle.
By Chrisjob
Seeking to repurpose a used wine bottle and reapply the skills she learned in college, Monica Ewing sought to recreate a classic impressionist painting on her unlikely surface. "It was the perfect assignment for a novice painter such as me. On a wine bottle, you can’t see the entire painting at once, so mistakes in proportion, etc. are obscured. Here, I copied one of my favorite Vincent van Gogh works: Wheat Field with Cypresses." Use the tool » READ MORE
DIY These Fancy Felt Wine Carriers
By ModHomeEcTeacher
You can't imagine my joy when I read the ApartmentTherapy LA post today informing us that felt showed up as a sure trend at ICFF. For so many reasons, felt is fabulous! It's natural, insulative, easy to sew, easy to mold, comes in various thicknesses and colors and it doesn't fray or ravel » READ MORE
Reusing Wine Bottles - Wine Lamp
By SustainableSuppers
The hubby and I like to imbibe from time to time, and we usually recycle our bottles. But every once in a while, we figure out a nifty way to reuse them: sometimes we use an empty bottle make salmeura, gleaning from a recipe in Shannon Hayes's superb grass-fed meats cookbook The Grassfed Gourmet. Other times, we save a few bottles in the hopes that we'll find some obliging dandelions to pluck and turn into our own house vintage.
And ever » READ MORE
Curbly Video Quick Tip: Easily Keep Wine and Stocks on Hand For Finishing Recipes.
By Chrisjob
A splash of wine, or deglazing with a broth or stock, can take an average home dish to saucy deliciousness. But, it's impractical to open a new bottle or carton just for a few tablespoons. So watch this video for a fresh idea. » READ MORE
Brilliant Wine Packagine Converts into a Lamp.
By Chrisjob
From Inhabitat:
"When creativity, ecology and innovation collide, packaging becomes the product. This sleek wine box by Ciclus converts into a table lamp with no extra parts required. The packaging is made with wood from local, managed forests and recycled cardboard. Inside is a locally and ecologically produced bottle of Cava, Spanish sparkling wine."
Here's to the light!
Totally DIYable Wine Cooler Sleeves
By DIY Maven
Check out these cheeky Wine Sleeves from Urban Outfitters. They're 4.5" in diameter and 12" high and at 20 bucks a piece they're not too expensive, BUT a trip to Good Will could produce the goods to make several for that price! If I were making one, I'd fit the shirt sleeve inside the suit sleeve, pin them in place, turn them inside out and then sew a seam across the bottom, as suggested in the pic below. What to do with the middle part of the » READ MORE
Sporadic Wine Racks....DIYable?
By DIY Maven
Modern Cellar’s Sporadic Wall Panels turn wine bottles into sculpture. Elegant, lovely and simple. So simple, in fact, I’m thinking they’d be easily diy-able. No? The website doesn’t offer any info as to the prices of the ready-made versions, but I’m guessing they aren’t cheap. For all you interested wood workers out there, the dimensions ARE included in the individual panels’ descriptions.
How to open a wine bottle with a hammer.
By DIY MavenWhat you need: An unopened bottle of wine, a hammer, a screw and a screwdriver.
What you do: See below.
How to Wrap a Wine Bottle Restaurant Style
By DIY Maven
A swaddled bottle of vino looks nice, doesn’t it? And now, thanks to LifeHacker, we can all truss up our bottles like veritable sommeliers. If you’ve spent a fortune and you want your guests to see the wine bottle’s label, you’ll want to use the first technique. If, however, your budget has restricted you to a $5 bottle of wine, you’ll want to go for the second method as it will hide the label rather nicely and still impress your guests! » READ MORE
Gift: Bottle of Wine with a Handmade Bonus
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Is it only me, or do others feel like a mere hostess gift needs a little something extra to make it personal? I usually try to write a short, funny poem to accompany a gift that may come up a bit short. Instructables, has a simple, quick tutorial to make a necklace out of your favorite wine cork. I see it working like this: You buy two bottles of wine, pop the cork on one for the necklace, have a few glasses while you craft your handmade » READ MORE
swelldesigner's clippings » Curbly | DIY Design Community
By swelldesignerI created some fun, patriotic drink charms using vintage, wartime images. I included a complete step by step + materials you will need! Check them out!
http://swelldesigner.blogspot.com/2008/06/patriotic-posters-drink-glass-charms.html
